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THROWBACK THURSDAY | Cellist Yo-Yo Ma - 7 Years Old [1962]

By The Violin Channel

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1962 archival footage of the then 7 year old cellist Yo-Yo Ma performing Jean-Baptiste Bréval’s Concertino No. 3 in A Major

Incredible 1962 archival footage of the then 7-year-old cellist Yo-Yo Ma performing Jean-Baptiste Bréval’s Concertino No. 3 in A Major - accompanied by sister Yeou-Cheng.

The 63-year-old superstar cellist this week performed live at the US-Mexico border – in protest of the Trump administration’s recent immigration policies and controversial rhetoric.

YO-YO MA & YEOU-CHENG MA | JEAN-BAPTISTE BREVAL | CONCERTINO #3 IN A MAJOR | 7 YEARS AGO | 1962

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